Next Neck...

This one for Megan. I thought I'd learned my lesson about colors for a six year old, so I took her to Knit on Pearl in Jackson Hole and let her feel the yarns and choose her colors. The shop ladies were so patient and helpful, and she put each type of soft yarn under her chin to see how it felt. She settled on this pink baby alpaca, and then chose a blue in the same yarn to go with it that had a little bit of sparkle stuff in it. (I think that may have been a mistake.) I didn't want to do just plain stripes, so I made up a fair isle pattern to try out. I knitted it flat in straight stocking stitch, and let the ends roll. I liked the pattern better than I thought I would - it was easy enough to keep track of, and with only one stitch to cary the yarn, there weren't any long loops on the wrong side to catch on things. I could do this sort of thing again. I had to remind myself to keep the carried yarn loose, it tended to want to pull in. All in all, I'd been avoiding any sort of color work, but I think now that it doesn't take much to add a lot of interest to a piece of knitting. Yep. I liked it. Now, does Megan?
No.
It's scratchy on her unbelievably tender little princess neck. *scowly face* Honestly, the sparkly strips are a little noticable. Well, I make her wear it anyway when it's really cold. (The model here isn't Megan - Hannah was just the only willing one I could find at the moment.)
What I learned:
1. Fair Isle is not that hard
2. Sparkly = scratchy (maybe a little)
3. Not everyone thinks this stuff is as cool as I do. (okay, I knew that already, but sometimes need reminded, I guess.)